The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-08-18


congress to secure an appropriation for
the sum that has been approved and al
lowed.
The comptroller's deposits yesterday
were $4,000.
The sum of $4,000 was deposited to
the credit of the University fund.
The governor received telegram from
one L. Leopold yesterday, which read;
MY life is more or less in danger; pro-
tect me-" Leopold is crank.
[From Tuesdays Daily
The comptroller deposited yesterday
$4,000 available school fund, and $4,000
revenue.
In the assessment rolls:
Kimble county has decrease off,. e. 32,949
Brandera ............ 90, 0c
Palo PlGto" .......... 4o2, ll1
Fannin county has an increase of...,..... $685.
The treasurer can pay available school
warrants to and including registered No.
$50.
There were $4,000 received in the
treasurer yesterday, collections on land
sales.
In the department of insurance, statis
tics and history the American Surity COM
pany, of New York, was admitted yester-
day and granted full power and authority
to transact business In the state. This is
one of the few institutions of this kind
that have been admitted.
The board of trustees of the Colored
Deaf and Dumb asylum elected yesterday
W. Fl. Holland (colored), of this city,
superintendent.
The following is a letter containing a
ruling regarding the sale of state lands by
Commissioner Hall.
AUSTIN, Tex, August 10, 1887.
Mr.: W. Med. Boyer esq, Arson, Jones County
Texas.
Dear Sir-Yours of the 10th July ad-
dressed to Hon. Rd. Fisher was referred
to this Office, and in reply have to state
that, under the act of April II, 1883, and
the law now in force, providing for the
sale, etc., of school and other land belong
ing Ito the state, if the purchaser from
the state of section of land sells one
fourth, one-half or three-fourths of it,
and proper transfers evidencing such sale
are filed here, his vendees claim will be re-
garded as distinct from this,
and separate accounts will be
kept with each of them,
but sales of fractions or parts of a section,
other than those mentioned, will not be
opened with the claimants of such parts
under deeds from the purchaser of the
state. Such divisions as the above are
permissible under said laws. 1t is evil
IDENTIFY improper, if not illegal, to allow a
division after purchase, which would make
or leave fraction, such as the law does
not authorize or permit to an original
purchaser. Respectfully,
r. M. HALL, Commissioner.
The board for the location of the re-
fOrmatory, consisting of j. G. Gather, of
Falls county; B. W. Brown, of Gregg
county, and VIM. Bramlett, of Travis
county, met the governor yesterday, to
consider the question of determining the
selection of suitable location. They
have many offers from various portions of
the state, but the great difficulty is that
the board is required to purchase $40
acres of land accessible to a railroad, with
the limited sum of $4,000. The board
finds itself somewhat cramped by the
pacuity of it's means in selecting the de-
sired location. The board will leave to-
morrow for Coryell county, to look at
other places offered.
Chartered: Alliance Milling, Building
and Manufacturing association, of Gray
son county; capital $4,000. Inoorpora-
tors: ". R. Wendall, Samuel Moore, j.
E. Matthews, j. M. Weems, F. HI. Strand,
L. H. Stallcup, A. M. Hester, S. I. Veneer
able, l.. E. Powell, R. G. Graham, W. A.
Coe, w. G. Wilcher, @. G. Jackson.
The board to locate the orphan asylum,
consisting of j. E. Labatt, of San Antonio
O. N. Oliver, of Pilot Point, and H. G.
Cleaver, of Lone Star, Cherokee county
will arrive in this city to-day to consult
of the institution.
From Wednesdays Daily.1
Chartered: The White Rock Presbyte-
rian church, of Dallas.
Deposits by the comptroller yesterday
were warrants, 81, 701.07; passenger tax
from the Missouri Pacific railroad, $731.45
and for the school fund, $4,000.
Assessment rolls received yesterday
show as follows: Archer county has de-
crease of 1892 1893; Maverick county has a
decrease of S446, 1874; Jackson county has
decrease of $102,060; Gregg county has
an increase of $4,S04; Henderson county
has an increase of $226,459; Madison
county has an increase of $48,65O.
The following collectors have settled
with the comptroller: N. o. Reynolds,
collector Lampasas county; G. Ramsay,
Gonzales county; j. B. Wolf, Milan county;
R. R. Russell, Menard county; A. A. Kill
ingsworth, Gregg county; H. S. Kirby,
Tyler county; j. @. Mitchell, Upshur
county; W. r. Powell, Collin county.
The commissioner of insurance, statis
tics and history admitted, yesterday, the
State Investment aud Insurance company,
of San Francisco, Cal, and gave to it full
power and authority to transact business
in the state.
Attorney general Hogg gave a ruling
Yesterday on a matter referred to him by
the commissioner of the general land of
flee, the substance of which is as follows:
patents obtained by surveyors in their
own behalf, upon lands located by them
selves, are invalid. The land commission
er, i'll such cases, cannot grant second
patent to subsequent claimants. The
remedy is by state to cancel"
The board for the location of the orphan
asylum met the governor yesterday to
decide on some suitable place. Several
were considered. The most
liberal one made was from Palestine. This
city proposes to donate literally towards
the institution. Why not Austin exert
herself and secure this, another addition
to her many handsome state buildings?
The committee leave to-day for Fort
Worth.